matter
英 ['m?t?]
美['m?t?]
- n. 物質；原因；事件
- vi. 有關系；要緊
- n. (Matter)人名；(英、法)馬特；(西)馬特爾
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詞態變化
復數:?matters;第三人稱單數:?matters;過去式:?mattered;過去分詞:?mattered;現在分詞:?mattering;
中文詞源
matter 問題，事情，事實
來自拉丁語mater,母親，詞源同mother.引申詞義來源，源頭，問題的實質，事實，事情等。
英文詞源
- matter
- matter: [14] Matter comes via Anglo-Norman matere from Latin māteria ‘matter’. This was originally applied to the ‘hard inner wood of a tree’, and etymologically denoted the ‘matrix’ or ‘mother’ from which the tree’s new growth came (it was a derivative of Latin māter ‘mother’). The verbal use of matter dates from the late 16th century. Material originated as a derivative of Latin māteria.
=> material, mother - matter (n.)
- c. 1200, materie, "subject of thought, speech, or expression," from Anglo-French matere, Old French matere "subject, theme, topic; substance, content, material; character, education" (12c., Modern French matière), from Latin materia "substance from which something is made," also "hard inner wood of a tree" (source also of Portuguese madeira "wood"), from mater "origin, source, mother" (see mother (n.1)). Or, on another theory, it represents *dmateria, from PIE root *dem-/*dom- (source of Latin domus "house," English timber). With sense development in Latin influenced by Greek hyle, of which it was the equivalent in philosophy.
Meaning "physical substance generally, matter, material" is early 14c.; that of "substance of which some specific object is made or consists of" is attested from late 14c. That of "piece of business, affair, activity, situation, circumstance" is from late 14c. From mid-14c. as "subject of a literary work, content of what is written, main theme." Also in Middle English as "cause, reasons, ground; essential character; field of investigation."
Matter of course "something expected" attested from 1739. For that matter attested from 1670s. What is the matter "what concerns (someone), the cause of the difficulty" is attested from mid-15c. To make no matter "be no difference to" also is mid-15c. - matter (v.)
- "to be of importance or consequence," 1580s, from matter (n.). Related: Mattered; mattering.
雙語例句
- 1. No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there's always something new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.
- 不管你生活在哪里，你有多少歲，總有新東西要學習，畢竟，生活總是充滿驚喜。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
- 努力過，失敗過，沒關系，屢戰屢敗，屢敗屢戰，每一次失敗都比上一次更好。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 3. "Steve, what do you want?" — "Coke, Pepsi, it doesn't matter."
- “史蒂夫，你要喝點什么？”——“可口可樂，百事，隨便啦。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. "I know you," he said flatly, matter-of-fact, neutral in tone.
- “我認識你。”他平淡地說道，就事論事，不帶任何感情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Social progress is normally a matter of struggles and conflicts.
- 社會進步通常是斗爭和沖突的結果。
來自柯林斯例句